She thought for a moment that Lord Orsett gave her a sharp look and then he said,
“Perhaps you would care to drive with me in my new curricle, which has recently been delivered from France. It is, I am told, what dashing young Frenchmen who fancy themselves with the reins, use when they drive in the Bois de Boulogne.”
Kelda saw Yvette stiffen as he spoke of Paris and, as she was afraid she might betray her longing for the City that meant so much to her, Kelda said quickly,
“That would be lovely. There is so much I want to see of this beautiful country.”
She thought for a moment that Lord Orsett looked at her with approval.
Then, as if Yvette felt that it was expected of her, she observed,
“I would enjoy it too, Uncle Maximus, and I am sure that you will have fine horses. I think I re
